كَأَنَّماas though مَضمَضَتshe rinsed her mouth مِنfrom ماءِthe water of مَوهِبَةٍMawhibah
كَأَنَّما مَضمَضَت مِن ماءِ مَوهِبَةٍ
عَلىabove شَبابيِّthe tall ones of نَخلٍpalm trees دونَهُbelow it المَلَقُthe smooth stones
عَلى شَبابيِّ نَخلٍ دونَهُ المَلَقُ
As though she had rinsed her mouth with Mawhibah’s water,
As though you rinsed your mouth with gifted water
above tall palm trees, with smooth stones below it,
On my youthful palm trees, clad below in raiment
إِذاwhen الكَرَىslumber غَيَّرchanged الأَفواهَmouths وَاِنقَلَبَتand changed
إِذا الكَرَى غَيَّر الأَفواهَ وَاِنقَلَبَت
عَنfrom غَيرِother than ماwhat عَهِدَتshe had known فيin نَومِهاher sleep الريَقُsaliva
عَن غَيرِ ما عَهِدَت في نَومِها الريَقُ
when slumber altered mouths, and saliva changed
When fate made mouths change and turn away
in her sleep to something unlike what she had known.
From what they were used to in their spittle's slumber
Sol 6.1